Crimea invites Iran to use its ports as a US sanctions workaround – Official
The Moscow Times – Crimea has offered Iran access to its ports as a way for Tehran to avoid Western sanctions on…
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Iran sympathizes with victims’ families of Crimea college explosion
IRNA – Spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry Bahram Qasemi extended condolences Thursday to the families of the victims who were killed in…
United by US sanctions: Iran could trade with Crimea using Russian river system
RT – US-sanctioned Iran is interested in doing business with Russia’s Crimea, according to the authorities from the Russian region, which is…
Iran could supply turbines for Crimean power plants bypassing sanctions
Sputnik News– Russia is going to sign a contract with Iran to supply turbines for thermal power plants in Crimea, the CEO…
Trump expects Russia to ‘return Crimea’ – White House
RT– US President Donald Trump has been tough on Russia and expects Moscow to “return” the Crimea peninsula to Ukraine, the White…
Admiral diplomacy
After Moscow’s surprising show of force in Ukraine and Crimea, Russians have now taken their northern and Baltic fleets into the Mediterranean…
Oil price drop threatens to hit Russia, Iran harder than sanctions
A drop in global oil prices, driven in part by a boom in U.S. shale oil production, is threatening to hit the…
Ukraine crisis leaves stain on West: Analyst
The prevailing crisis in Ukraine following a US-backed coup will remain a stain on the reputation of Western governments, an analyst writes…
Russian prime minister flaunts grip on Crimea with visit
(Reuters) – Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev flaunted Russia’s grip on Crimea on Monday by flying to the region and announcing plans to…
Chinese president urges political solution to Crimean crisis
Berlin, March 29, IRNA — Chinese President Xi Jinping here Friday called for a political settlement of the Crimean crisis. Speaking at…
Crimea developments favoring Russia: Commentator
The events unfolding in the wake of Crimea’s secession from Ukraine are playing in favor of Russia, to the dismay of the…
Russia slaps retaliatory sanctions on Canadian officials
Russia has imposed sanctions against a number of Canadian officials, lawmakers and public figures in response to Ottawa’s bans on Russian authorities…
Crimean forces take Ukrainian navy HQ
ILNA: Crimea’s self-defense forces on Wednesday stormed the Ukrainian navy headquarters in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, taking possession without resistance a…
2 killed in shooting near Crimea military research center, sniper detained
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Two people, a self-defense member and a Ukrainian soldier, were killed after snipers opened fire from a partially inhabited…
Russia set to pass law to embrace Crimea
The Russian parliament is set to pass legislation that allows Crimea to join Russia in the near future, as final results from…
Crimea votes to break off from Ukraine, join Russia
(CNN) — An overwhelming 96.7% of Crimea residents voted to break off from Ukraine and join Russia, according to final results of a…
China urges restraint in Ukraine, avoids comment on Crimea vote
(Reuters) – A top Chinese diplomat repeated Beijing’s call for calm and restraint in Ukraine on Monday, but ducked comment on a…
Lavrov: Upcoming Crimean referendum in full conformity with international law
TEHRAN (FNA)- The upcoming referendum in Crimea is in full conformity with international law and the UN Charter, and its results must…
Russia vetoes U.N. resolution on Crimea’s future
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution declaring Sunday’s referendum on the future of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula illegal, and close…
EU moves toward sanctions on Russians; Obama meets Ukraine PM
(Reuters) – The European Union agreed on a framework on Wednesday for its first sanctions on Russia since the Cold War, a stronger response…
Ukraine crisis: US warns of reprisals if Crimea poll goes ahead
The stand-off between Russia and the US over Ukraine reached its gravest point on Wednesday as the US and its allies warned Moscow that…
Russia said to be preparing for Iran-style sanctions
Russian government officials and businessmen are readying for sanctions resembling those applied to Iran after what they see as the inevitable annexation…
President: Ukraine won’t intervene in Crimea, referendum a ‘sham’
Ukraine will not intervene militarily in the separatist peninsula of Crimea, in order to avoid exposing its eastern border, Ukraine’s acting president…
Merkel raps Putin as Russian forces tighten grip on Crimea
SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine, March 9 (Reuters) – Germany’s Angela Merkel delivered a rebuke to President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, telling him that a planned…
Ukraine says ‘will not give up Crimea’
Ukraine’s acting Foreign Minister Andrii Deshchytsia has said Kiev “will not give up Crimea,” amid the prospect of the region’s separation from…